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Markit, a leading global provider of financial information services, today announced that it has agreed to acquire Prism Valuation a leading provider of independent valuation and risk analysis of derivatives and structured products.

The acquisition will complement Markit’s leading Portfolio Valuations service and enable Markit to offer customers enhanced coverage of complex OTC derivatives and structured OTC products. It will also expand Markit’s customer base among regional banks and structured product issuers.

We know Americans love their mobile phones, but more than their wedding ring?

Absolutely, according to a recent Chase survey of 1,500 adults:

 Fiserv, Inc., a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today that Welch State Bank, a $227 million asset financial institution based in Welch, Oklahoma, has selected the Precision^® core account processing platform and a host of integrated solutions from Fiserv.

Houlihan Lokey, the global investment bank, today announced that it has appointed Jacqueline Kosecoff, Ph.D. to its Board of Directors, (“Board”) as an independent director. The appointment is effective immediately, and she will stand for election to the Board at the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders. Dr. Kosecoff will serve on the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. With the addition, the Board expands to eleven members, three of whom are independent.

The tool helps procurers and supply chain professionals understand why bid-rigging is harmful, learn how to spot tell-tale signs that suggest a bid may be illegal, deal with suspect bids and know where to go for further help.

Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. together with its affiliates (“Clearlake”) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Vision Solutions, Inc. (“Vision” or the “Company”), a global data protection, high availability and cloud migration software provider with a proven track record of technological innovation on the IBM Power Systems, Windows, and Linux platforms. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Financial Solutions Lab (“FinLab”) at the Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI) with founding partner JPMorgan Chase & Co announced nine financial services innovators as the winners of its second competition, aimed at identifying so

Citi today announced it has successfully completed the acquisition and conversion of Costco’s U.S. co-brand credit card portfolio from American Express. Citi acquired in excess of $10.5 billion of credit card receivables.

As of today, the new Costco Anywhere Visa Card by Citi and Costco Anywhere Visa Business Card by Citi are available exclusively to Costco members.